CVE-2022-3077: linux linux_kernel

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AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3077DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3077

Published 09-09-2022Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-3077 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

5.5/10

010

Medium · v3.1 (NVD)

EPSS score

0.24%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2

RHSA-2023:0300 RHSA-2023:0334

Timeline

09-09-2022
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
03-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel Intel’s iSMT SMBus host controller driver in the way it handled the I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_PROC_CALL case (via the ioctl I2C_SMBUS) with malicious input data. This flaw could allow a local user to crash the system.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

v3.15.5

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

15%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.24% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of InputThe product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu63 products

linux< 5.15.0-47.51
linux-aws< 5.15.0-1019.23
linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)

linux-aws-5.15< 5.15.0-1019.23~20.04.1
linux-aws-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azureAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1019.24
linux-azure-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-5.15< 5.15.0-1019.24~20.04.1
linux-azure-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-azure-edgeAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcpAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1017.23
linux-gcp-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-5.15< 5.15.0-1017.23~20.04.2
linux-gcp-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gcp-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gke< 5.15.0-1015.18
linux-gke-4.15All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gke-5.15< 5.15.0-1015.18~20.04.1
linux-gke-5.4All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-gkeop< 5.15.0-1002.4
linux-gkeop-5.4All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hweAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-5.15< 5.15.0-48.54~20.04.1
linux-hwe-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-hwe-edgeAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-ibm< 5.15.0-1013.15
linux-intel-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-intel-iot-realtimeAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-intel-iotg< 5.15.0-1015.20
linux-intel-iotg-5.15< 5.15.0-1015.20~20.04.2
linux-kvm< 5.15.0-1017.21
linux-lowlatency< 5.15.0-47.53
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15< 5.15.0-48.54~20.04.1
linux-nvidia< 5.15.0-1007.7
linux-oemAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-5.10All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oem-5.14< 5.14.0-1044.49
linux-oem-5.17< 5.17.0-1013.14
linux-oem-5.6All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle< 5.15.0-1017.22
linux-oracle-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle-5.15< 5.15.0-1017.22~20.04.1
linux-oracle-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-oracle-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-raspi< 5.15.0-1014.16
linux-raspi-realtimeAll versions (No fix recorded)
linux-raspi2All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-realtimeAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1020.20
linux-riscvAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1018.21
linux-riscv-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-riscv-5.15< 5.15.0-1018.21~20.04.1
linux-riscv-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)

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Debian1 product

linux< 5.18.2-1

Linux1 product

linux_kernel≥ 5.11, < 5.19

3 vendors · 65 products

References

6 links

github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/690b2549b19563ec5ad53e5c82f6a944d910086eX Refsource MISCREPORTPatchThird Party Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3077REPORT
git.kernel.org/linus/690b2549b19563ec5ad53e5c82f6a944d910086eREPORT
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3077REPORT
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-3077Advisory
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3077OvalAdvisory